Usually no, or only very slightly, especially in the crust.
In San Francisco they buck the trend and emphasize this sour taste. I loved that bread. Hard to get that taste elsewhere though, the culture changes if moved out of San Francisco. Unfortunately the best S.F. sourdough companies long since past, I think only Boudin is left and they weren't the best bread (more the best business minded). Larraburu was one of the best, and that is a sad story how that ended (and famous in legal circles).
im not a huge bread eater so this is all new to me. i recently tried a new burger joint and the bread was made fresh. it was sweet and so soft. i asked my MIL what kind of bread and she said sourdough. so next question, is sourdough sweet?
No, not particularly sweet. It just tastes like bread really. If anything, there is a faint taste of lactic and acetic acid.
Sourdough isn't about the taste, it is about the method. You use a live culture of bacteria and yeast in symbiosis to raise the bread, instead of a commercial isolated yeast.
